Luggage and like carrier for cycles.



G. E. HORMBREY.

LUGGAGE AND LIKE CARRIER FOR CYCLES.

APPLICATION FILED FEBJB, 1910.

1,021,044, Patented Mar. 26,1912.

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INVENTOYR WITNESSES:

GEORGE EDWIN HORMBREY, 0F NORTI-IWICH, ENGLAND.

LUGGAGE .AN'D LIKE CARRIER FOR CYCLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 26, 1912.

Application filed February 18, 1910. Serial No. 544,657.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Guoncn EDWIN HORM- BREY, a subject of the King ofEngland, residing in Crown street, Northwich, in the county of Chester,England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in andConnected with Luggage and Like Carriers for Cycles, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention has reference to a new or improved carrier, moreparticularly for use by shop keepers on cycles, and for carryingchildren; and has for its object to provide a carrier, which may bereadily applied to and detached from the cycle, the elements of thecombination if permanently secured to the cycle being of such a natureas not to interfere with the use of the cycle for general purposes.

According to my invention, I provide, in combination, a carrier, whichconsists essentially of two side arms, and means of attaching said armsto the cycle headin cantaliver fashion-at two points, one above theother, the upper point of attachment being behind the lower point ofattachment, in order that the carrier may be firmly supported, whenweighted.

Drawings illustrating two modes of carrying out my invention are annexedhereto, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, andFig. 2 a plan view, of one arrangement. Figs. 3 and 4 are, respectively,elevation, partly in section and plan view of a modification.

Referring first more particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, a and I) represent,respectively, upper and lower lugs integral with the cycle head 0, a and12 being grooves or recesses in said lugs, respectively.

(Z are metallic side members, adapted to be secured to said lugs a and bby means of bolts 6 and f, which, passing through apertures in said sidemembers d, rest within the recesses a b in said lugs, a, b,respectively.

e f are wing nuts, by means of which the carrier, as a whole is firmlysecured to the cycle head.

9 are strips for the purpose of preventing displacement of the articlesupon the carrier,

which strips may be adjustable, when required.

It will be seen that when a Weight, as for instance, a basket or thelike is placed upon the carrier, the pressure on the lower bolt f isdownwardly, and the upper bolt 6 tends to rotate, about an arc, struckfrom the center of bolt f, but is retained in position by the side wallof the groove or recess a.

By slacking back the nuts 6 f and removing bolt e, the side members (Zcarrying the lower bolt f with nuts f upon it, may be removed from thecycle head 0: the only portion of the appliance, integral with the head,e. not removable, being the lugs a and b, which do not appreciably marthe appearance of the head.

Referring to Figs. 3 and 4:, his a sleeve of metal or wood in two parts,said sleeve being held in the desired position on the head 0 by thebolts 6, f, and wing nuts 6 f, to which bolts are also detachablyconnected the side arms (Z.

The sleeve and parts connected thereto may be entirely removed from thecycle head 0, when the carrier is not required.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. In combination, a carrier consisting of side members having aperturesone above the other, one end of each of said side members being turnedupwardly; supporting elements having apertures attached to a cycle head;bolts passing through the apertures in said side members and supportingelements; and means for preventing disengagement of said bolts from saidside members and supporting elements; the arrangement being such thatthe upper point of attachment of said side members is behind the headand the lower point of attachment in the front thereof.

2. In combination, lugs at the front and rear of a cycle head, groovesin said lugs, carrier side members having holes therein, and boltspassed through said holes in said side members and adapted to restwithin the grooves in said lugs, and nuts on said bolts.

3. In a carrier the combination with the head of a cycle, of supportingelements attached to the head in front and rear thereof, side membershaving an upturned end and provided With apertures one above the otherin said end, bolts passing through apertures in said side members andengaging the supporting elements, the upper point of engagement of theside members being behind the head and the lower point of engagement infront thereof whereby the side members are supported in cantaliver form.10

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

GEORGE ED'WIN HORMBREY. Witnesses:

FRED NAYLOR, J. MCCORMICK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

